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The monks of the monastery of St. Sarkis and Bacchus – Mount Lebanon, celebrated the memorial service of Patriarch Estephan Douaihy in the monastery of St. Sarkis and Bacchus at Ehden, in Syriac, and presided over by the head of the monastery of St. Sarkis and Bacchus, Abbot Ibrahim Bou Ragel. Several fathers and a crowd of believers attended.
He said in his sermon, "Yes, to Ehden, the patriarch Stephen born and bred, and heard for the first time the voice of heaven … At Ehden the first time, his hands touched the stones of the church , kneeling before his altar, Distinguished by the Patriarch Douaihy during his career: humility and love of the poor and their service, faith, communication and hope, culminating in his career many healings and wonders.
He added, "Patriarch Douaihy is a giant doing wonders, but two fundamental miracles form the backbone of his miraculous career. Do not forget his role in the establishment and organization of monastic orders.
The second miracle is his continued and spiritually active presence in the Maronite Church and its adoption as a source of inspiration for believers and believers in faith.
He concluded: "Through the sons of Ehden, who opened his arms and embraced the Qadisha Valley and the cedar of the Lord, your environment and your families and your church, the Patriarch Stephan Douaihy has come out and has become a church file and templates for believers, your great responsibility towards the Church and the direction you are carrying, the great responsibility you bear to Maronite. It is precisely our responsibility to promote faith, increase prayer and live the Christian virtues, and this is precisely what will lead our Patriarch Stephen Douaihy to the highest degree of holiness, prayer and true Christian life. T, and an incentive for more love and brotherhood and supplication, because they are the real keys that will open the gates of heaven ".
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